Resumen de Dark Field Microscopy for Analytical Laboratory Courses
Ashley E. Augspurger, Anthony S. Stender, Kyle Marchuk, Thomas J. Greenbowe, Ning Fang
An innovative and inexpensive optical microscopy experiment for a quantitative analysis or an instrumental analysis chemistry course is described. The students have hands-on experience with a dark field microscope and investigate the wavelength dependence of localized surface plasmon resonance in gold and silver nanoparticles. Students also observe and measure individual crystal growth during a replacement reaction between copper and silver nitrate. The experiment allows for quantitative, qualitative, and image data analyses for undergraduate students.
